Then we conducted the experiments.
We filled 5 clear glasses about 3/4 of the way full with Sierra Mist. But you can you can use your choice of clear carbonated beverage.

We selected 5 items to put in the glasses. Uncooked macaroni, raisin, uncooked wild rice, uncooked lentils, and corn from a can.

In the first glass Lillie added the macaroni. We used macaroni from the kraft mac and cheese box. Some floated at the top and some sank to the bottom. A few went up in down. I think that this one would have been better, if we would have used regular elbow macaroni.

Next, Lillie dropped the raisins into the second glass. They sank to the bottom, then slowly rose to the top. When their bubbles popped, they sank back to the bottom of the glass. Once the collected enough bubbles, they rose to the top again. You can tell that this was more exciting, by the smile that I captured on Lillie's face as you look through the glass of raisins.

In the third glass, Lillie added wild rice. It sank, then floated back up to the top. It did not fall back down to the bottom of the glass. (I did not take a picture of it). It did not dance.

In the forth glass, Lillie added the corn. It slowly moved from the bottom of the glass, back to the top and then back to the bottom.

In the fifth glass, Lillie added the dry lentils. They danced the most out of all of the items.

Then Lillie proposed that we add corn to the glasses with the rice, raisins and macaroni. Once she added the corn to the glass with rice, it disrupted it enough to cause both the rice and corn to dance from the bottom to the top and back down to the bottom.
The corn did not change the dance that the raisins or macaroni were doing. They still slowly continued to dance from the bottom to the top and back down to the bottom.

The best part was drinking the unused Sierra Mist. Those bubble rose to the top too...in the form of a burp.

In conclusion, the CO2 bubbles attached themselves to the solid objects, causing them to to rise to the top. Once they made it to the top, some of the bubbles popped causing the solid object to fall back down to the bottom of the glass. The process would repeat itself, until there were no more bubbles/CO2 or the objects became to saturated and heavy to have the CO2 lift them to the top.
After the experiment, we read this book to learn about bubble in nature.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Last month, we went to see the bubble man at a summer library event. He made large bubbles, square bubbles and bubble foam. He told us how to make our own bubble toy to make bubble foam. It is super easy and we had these items around our house. If you have to buy the tulle material, it would cost you less than $1.

First, cut off the end of a plastic bottle. We used a water bottle, but you can use about any clean plastic bottle.

Next cut 3-4 pieces of Tulle to fit over the larger end of the bottle. The smaller the holes of the tulle, the better. Layer the tulle over the larger end of the bottle and secure with strong tape.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Kindergarten is an exciting and scary time for little ones, so I did a few things to help ease Lillie's nerves and celebrate the day.
First, I gave her this "Off to Kindergarten" book, by Tony Johnston and a poem with magic dust.

We also got a "Congratulations Lillie" cookie and balloon to celebrate Lillie's first day of school. She will be surprised when she gets home and I can't wait to hear about her first day. I am off to the bus stop. I hope that your little one had a great first day at school.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

These Rice Krispie Treats are one of my favorite desserts. My mom has been making these for as long as I can remember. I made them for a Bar-B-Que last night and we brought home an empty pan. (So, I was only able to take a picture of the treats before we left for the party.) These are easy to make. I think that they are easier to make than regular Rice Krispie treats, because they aren't as sticky to work with.

Spray non-stick cooking spray in bar pan

In a large pot/pan melt:

1 cup of peanut butter

1 cup of honey

3/4 cup of sugar

Keep stirring, so it doesn't scorch. You will still be able to see a little bit of
the sugar, but when it is really creamy remove the pan from the heat and add

6 cups of Rice Krispies

Spread in bar pan and allow to cool

Melt

1 cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips

1 cup of Butterscotch chips in a sauce pan.

Once melted spread over Rice Krispies.

We keep these covered in the refrigerator. Enjoy!

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I am a mother of two girls. Ages 7 and 4. I am always looking for ways to save money, run an organized household, feed my family healthy and tasty food, educate my children, and build a strong loving family. I hope that you can share some of these ideas with your family too.